post birth bowel nightmare please help TMI

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8 days on from birth my bowels are hellish- tear inducing. I had an epidural apparently this slows things down. Im on 6 5ml latculose twice a day. Fibreigel twice a day had 2 glycerine supportory's. Its still hellish have stitches so that is not helping. Im drinking lots of water eating fruit and veg. Anyone got any ideas im pretty desperate tbh. Would Coffee help? This is really upsetting me tia

Drink lots of fresh orange juice and weetabix for breakfast. And try gentle pressure on your perineum when you're going. It will get better - I remember nearly weeping and bleeding loads when I went, but it's sorted itself out.